2022 in Fiji
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Government of Fiji
- President: Wiliame Katonivere
- Prime Minister: Frank Bainimarama[1] (until 24 December); Sitiveni Rabuka onwards
- Speaker: Epeli Nailatikau[2]
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
- 27 May – Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati.[3]
- 24 June – Fiji reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.[4]
- 11 July – The 51st Pacific Islands Forum begins in Suva, amid escalating geopolitical competition between China and the United States.[5]
- 16 December – Leader of People's Alliance is questioned by police after calling for the military to intervene in the electoral process of the 2022 Fijian election.[6]
- 18 December – Final election result shows that the government of Fiji is poised to be a hung parliament. Incumbent long-time leader Frank Bainimarama loses majority.[7]
- 22 December – Fiji mobilises its army in response to threats made against the country's minority groups and civil unrest.[8]
- 24 December – Sitiveni Rabuka is confirmed as the new prime minister. Rabuka will hold the office again more than two decades after first leading the country as prime minister.[9]
